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NERD STEM Box wins Iowa JPEC Startup Incubator Demo Day
Iowa City innovator and entrepreneur Dasia Taylor and her venture, NERD STEM Box, took first place and $3,500 at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Startup Incubator Summer Track Demo Day on Aug. 7 at MERGE…
Iowa Women’s Foundation accepting 2025 grant applications
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Core Grants, which…
Iowa City Downtown District names May Legacy Business Month
The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has designated May as Legacy Business Month for Downtown Iowa…
Alliant Energy’s 200 MW Pleasant Creek Solar facility up and running
The solar facility once known as Duane Arnold Solar is up and running – and…
Sen. Ernst names Bloomsbury Farm as Small Business of the Week
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, has named Bloomsbury…
Iowa awards $3.4 million in grants to support registered apprenticeship programs
Iowa Workforce Development has announced new grant awards for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) sponsors whose programs…
Students to showcase real-world business solutions at Eastern Iowa Airport in Junior Achievement 3DE event
This Wednesday, the Coe College Hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport will be filled with…
Lydia Brown named president of Mercy Medical Center Foundation
Lydia Brown has been named the next president of the Mercy Medical Center Foundation, with…
Eastern Iowa Build My Future event to expose area students to construction field
More than 1,300 students from 55 schools in Eastern Iowa are slated to attend the…
Carver College of Medicine to eliminate six graduate programs following integration into Biomedical Science program
Following approval from the Iowa Board of Regents April 24, the University of Iowa will…
New AC by Marriott hotel hailed as latest chapter in revitalization of Cedar Rapids’ west side
As construction equipment rumbled in the background, developers and local leaders celebrated Thursday’s groundbreaking for…
TAURA expansion at IFF Cedar Rapids facility is ‘significant milestone’
As International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) evaluated possible sites for its first TAURA fruit ingredient…
Iowa Board of Regents approve renovations for UI’s Iowa Memorial Union
Renovations proposed for the University of Iowa’s Iowa Memorial Union were approved during the Iowa…
Jim Lindenmayer’s term on Board of Regents nears end
Jim Lindenmayer, member of the Iowa Board of Regents for seven years, is nearing the…
Iowa Board of Regents finalizes contracts with COGS, SEIU
The Iowa Board of Regents voted Wednesday to ratify collective bargaining agreements with Campaign to…
Frontier Co-op receives award from IEDA for $30 million expansion
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board has approved an award to Frontier National Products…
